Question

Why does a camphor tablet get converted to fumes on heating?

Answer 1

1. The vaporization point of camphor is very low.
2. It vaporizes directly on heating.
3. So, camphor being a sublimate undergoes sublimation.
4. Sublimation: When a substance from its solid state changes to its gaseous state directly without changing into its liquid state.

Hence, the camphor tablet being a sublimate gets converted to fumes on heating.